Laura Sell
I promote books at Duke University Press. Reader, cat lover, messy cook and lazy gardener. Will plunge into any nearby body of water.
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- Oh man, they were my go-to. I don't trust the PACs as much.
- Reposted by Laura SellThis @bostonreview.bsky.social piece by @adambonica.bsky.social and @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social is an absolute must-read, as are many of the responses to it. Spread this one far and wide.
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- Reposted by Laura SellNEW: A rupture between DOJ and ICE has emerged in Minnesota, where overwhelmed prosecutors keep dropping the ball — and saying ICE won't return their messages. The crisis has had real-world consequences for migrants illegally detained w/ @joshgerstein.bsky.social www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
- Reposted by Laura SellAfter 20 years, I've been laid off at The Washington Post. substack.com/home/post/p-...
- Great and relatable essay on the frustration of forgetting words due to perimenopause. lithub.com/whats-the-wo...
- Reposted by Laura SellI'll say more before too long, but for now: Thanks to anyone who has ever read and supported the Post's books coverage.
- Reposted by Laura SellAbsolutely not trying to make the terrible news of the closure of Washington Post's Books coverage about me or anything, but I cannot stress how bad this is for books. The biggest divide between Big 5 and independent/nonprofit press books is not quality--it's the marketing spend.
- Reposted by Laura SellJeff Bezos has enough spare change under the seat cushions of his rocket to keep this newspaper afloat. Can't he just pretend that the Washington Post is, like, a $75 million vanity documentary
- Reposted by Laura Sellone thing the trump era has made clear, i think, is that the american people themselves are far more committed to the values of our founding documents than our elites
- Another one of the few book review outlets left bites the dust.
- I admire Father James Martin so much. An inspiration to live our values. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/m...
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- Reposted by Laura SellThe public library is an essential component of a 21st-century left political project as an example of both what is already available to us and what can be improved upon in the future. The library is a public good, and it is free as a public service. I want more people to make the connections.
- So sad. She was still going great work.
- Catherine O’Hara, the comedian best known for her roles in “Home Alone,” “Schitt’s Creek” and “Beetlejuice,” and as a member of the influential Canadian sketch comedy series “S.C.T.V.,” has died. She was 71. nyti.ms/4qbsUMS
- Reposted by Laura Sell“Independent” is doing too much work in this first wave. They are arresting journalists and just like everything else they’ve done, they’re testing the limits of our resistance by starting wt vulnerable margins.
- Reposted by Laura SellThe Dems showing up to a gunfight with a deck of magic the gathering cards
- A woman in Minneapolis had her TSA Pre-check and Global Entry revoked for legally protesting. How can we go after Palantir the way people did Tesla? www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/t...
- Reposted by Laura SellFinally got around to a bit of research I'd been meaning to explore, and: There is no documented instance of an ICE officer being identified and assaulted while off duty because he wasn't masked. www.pbump.net/o/ices-excus...
- Reposted by Laura SellThe date for the next No Kings Day is set. But this is a save the date, not a “sit back and wait.” 🧵
- Reposted by Laura SellI wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. Stay free
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- Foushee is competent but quiet, she works behind the scenes. But is that right for this moment? I wanted to see her speaking out much more last year on all the federal job cuts in our district. She should have been on the news weekly.
- Reposted by Laura SellAbolish DHS. If you can imagine a world before Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, you can imagine a world without the Department of Homeland Security. My latest at @startribune.com. (gift link)
- Reposted by Laura SellIan Austin, an Army veteran, was arrested for protesting ICE in Minneapolis. But he’s continued protesting. Senior reporter @julialurie.bsky.social spoke to him. “When they say, ‘Why would you be out here?’ How the fuck could I not be out here?” he says. “My nation is under attack."
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[This post could not be retrieved] - Reposted by Laura SellI'm not sure Democrats in D.C. are aware that their base's rage against ICE has reached a level of blinding white-hot intensity. They're worried about "looking weak" for voting "against law enforcement" when they should be worried a mob of housewives is going to come beat them to death if they do.
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- I have about 80 unread $2 e-books on my Kindle. Glad to think of them as a good deed rather than a personal failure!
- Look, I'm going to tell you a secret. If you buy an e-book while it's on sale, you never have to read it. If you have $2 to spare & want to help that particular author, you can just chuck the book into the oubliette of your TBR. Every sale helps. The author will never know, but you gave them a gift.
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- Reposted by Laura SellMartin Luther King Jr. understood better than almost anyone that racial justice and economic justice are inextricably intertwined. Watch his powerful call to end poverty from his final Sunday Sermon.
- Reposted by Laura SellInstead of ending the constitution and murdering people, we could have high speed trains and universal health care.
- Hilarious review of a new Agatha Christie adaptation: "This is Agatha Christie by way of Enid Blyton, made for an international market that thinks Downton Abbey is real and that Paddington Bear is holding the queen’s hand in heaven." www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
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- Reposted by Laura SellLeonardo DiCaprio has stopped using Wikipedia.
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- Reposted by Laura SellA few months ago, ICE hired me I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!" My latest for Slate
- This is a surprisingly lovely essay.
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- Reposted by Laura SellA Red Lake Ojibwe descendant was snatched by ICE in Minneapolis, and a Plains Cree woman was questioned. This is in addition to the four Oglala Lakota men who reportedly were grabbed by ICE. ictnews.org/news/i-felt-...
- Reposted by Laura SellWSJ investigation: In the past 6 months ICE agents have fired at vehicles 13 times, leading to: * 8 people shot * 5 of which were U.S. citizens * 2 died * no victims drew a weapon The playbook: Agents box in a vehicle, block attempts to flee, then fire www.wsj.com/us-news/vide...
- Reposted by Laura SellThe murderer’s name is Jonathan Ross. www.startribune.com/ice-agent-wh...
- Reposted by Laura SellA woman recording an ICE agent tells him "Shame on you." The agent responds, "Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?" "Learned what?" she asks Then he knocks her phone out of her hand
- I'd never heard of this kind of scam, sharing for awareness. Another reason to never answer your phone.
- Reposted by Laura Sellevery republican president destroys the economy
- 2025 is now, officially, the worst year for job creation outside of recession since 2003. @byheatherlong.bsky.social
- Reposted by Laura SellThey don't have capacity to terrorize more than 2-3 cities at a time. Which means they rotate teams to new cities without relief. Which means consistent resistance by fresh activists in each new city will break them over time. Which means if you're city's not occupied, rest up and get ready.
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- Reposted by Laura Sell"You deserve to die if you disagree with us" is their position. bsky.app/profile/atru...
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- Reposted by Laura SellThis is insane. www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
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- Reposted by Laura SellMasked ICE agents, it seems, are now killing American citizens on American streets. Any Democrat who doesn’t support abolishing ICE should be instantly primaried and run out of the party. This is non negotiable. You cannot support the continued existence of this fascist murderous secret police.
- Over 9000 jobs lost in #highered in 2025. www.insidehighered.com/news/busines...
- Reposted by Laura SellMembers of Congress: stop posting online and APPEAR, PHYSICALLY on the steps of the Capitol to decry this unconstitutional violation of domestic & international law. SHOW THE PEOPLE the level of danger we are facing as a country. @housedemocrats.bsky.social @senatedemocrats.bsky.social
- Reposted by Laura SellAnd there ya have it… Officials from top Wall Street firms will be traveling to Venezuela to investigate “investment prospects” of the country. “The trip will feature about 20 officials from the finance, energy and defense sectors.”
- Reposted by Laura SellCancer research costs too much but we have the money to run Venezuela
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- Reposted by Laura Sell"This promise of an AI future, is really just a collective anxiety that wealthy people have about how well they're gonna be able to control us in the future." - @tressiemcphd.bsky.social with an absolute mic drop moment about AI bullshit. Incredible words. Listen to all of it!
